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This is a tentative list of the topics that will be covered. The order may change as the year unfolds.
Semester 1
Vectors
Kinematics, Algebra based, Projectile motion
Newton’s Laws of Motion, Frictional Forces, Tensions
Static Forces, Frictional Forces along Incline Planes
Energy, Work, Power
Impulse and Momentum, Elastic and Inelastic Collisions,
Ballistic Pendulum
Circular Motion and Centripetal Forces
Semester 2
Simple Harmonic Motion, Hooks Law, Elastic Spring
Systems, Pendulums
Newton’s Law of Gravity, Circular Orbits, Escape
Velocity
Static Electricity, Fields, Forces
Potentials, Capacitors, Dielectrics
Simple Circuits
Light , Sound and Interference, Doppler Effect
Real and Virtual Images in Lenses and Mirrors
Nuclear Physics